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(No Model.)

' J. J. ENDRES. CABLE GAR GRIP.

hated Sept. 21, 1886.

messes.- Jizuenior UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. ENDRES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CABLE-CAR (3 RIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,486, datedSeptember 21,1886.

Application filed January 25, 1886. Serial No. 189,600. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. ENDRES, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grips forGable-Road Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, and will enable those skilled in the art to which theybelong to make and use the same.

The object of the present invention is the production of a grip forcable-road cars that shall have advantages of simple and compactstructure, easy and effective operation, and be less wearing upon thecable than the common form of grips; and the invention consists of twogripping-jaws which are arranged side by side and have longgripping-surfaces, and

are moved to and from each other by separate toggle mechanisms arrangedattheir ends and connected together so as to be simultaneously operated.

In the drawings accompanying this description, Figure 1 is a plan Viewof a gripping mechanism embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevationor side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan or top view of one of thejaws of the grip. Fig. 4 is an end view of the gripping mechanism in theposition it occupies when grasping the cable; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 aredetail views of atoggle-arm and one of the toggles.

Referring to these views in detail, A A are the cross-beams or otherpart of a car-truck to which the gripping mechanism is attached.

B is the body or frame part of the mechanismfthat is, the part directlyconnected to the cross-beams, A A, and upon which the jaws move.

O C are beveled ways on the under side of the body B, and upon whichslide the gripping-jaws D. v

E are lugs on the body B, to which are pivoted the toggle-arms F bybolts G.

H represents the toggles, they being curved, as shown, so as to workcompactly around each other and the ends of the toggle-arms, and beingbolted at I to the toggle-arms and at J to the ends of the gripping-jawsD.

K is a rod connecting the outer ends of the toggle-arms, and extendingto any place on the car from which it may be desired to operate thegrip. It will now be plain that upon causing the toggle-arms to be swungone way the gripping-jaws will be moved from each other, and uponswinging these arms in the other direction the jaws will be moved towardeach other and caused to grip the cable if between them. The cable maybe lifted, so as to be caught by the jaws, in any suitable way.

By these means I providea gripping mechanism of greatstrength and verycompact form, and the extended gripping-surfaces of the jaws not onlygive it greater holding-power thanis the case withthe common forms ofgrips, but also reduce the wear upon the cable by hav ing a long andlighter grasp, instead of, as heretofore, a short and powerful graspthat caused the cable to be indented and pinked.

What is claimed as new is- 1. In combination in a cable-car grip, twomovable gripping-jaws arranged side by side and independent mechanismsarranged one at each end of the jaws for moving said jaws to and fromeach other, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination in a cable-car grip, two

movable gripping-jaws arranged side by side and independent togglemechanisms arranged one at each end of the jaws for moving said jaws toand from each other, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, the body B, having ways 0, the jaws D,'thetoggle-arms F, and the toggles H, all arranged substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

JOHN J. ENDRES.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY EIOHLING, A. G. N. VERMILYA.

